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,UNITED STATES PATENT oFF-Ice 4REMOVABLE TGOTH FILE 1 Ben-.iamnlSaki-en, MiamLFla.r

Application' November 16, 1949).SerialNo;'127.701

2 Claims. w1

This invention relatesA to` files. of the removable or reversible tooth .typej wherein. a plurality of teethorcutters areassem-loled for filing action inY airame., and in particular a plurality of. cutting elements clampedl a. frame` withcutting edgesthereof. in a common plane and infwhichthecut` ting.: elements or .teeth are .supported at. the. ends and. also'. Aat points. intermediate fof .the ends. and the teeth. are. arrangedwhereby theteeth. atene end. are. substantially close. together `whereastthee teeth at. the oppositefend. are separated bylcom paratively wide. spaces.

The. purpose of .thisinventon is:v to provide improvements. in a .rasp oriile. ofv thisftype Wherebyf comparatively thin cutting elements maybe used and infwhich the cutting elements arerigidly supportedl throughout the length thereof.

llhisinvention` isan improvementr overthe file of: my. prior Patent No. 2,161,532 ci June 6., 1939, wherein instead. of using. comparatively .heavy cast cuttingelernents, thin stamped elements are used and this is. made possible lby supporting the elements at, `the. center.

. In a .usual-type oi rile .or raspof:` this type transversely` `disposed cutters arerigidly clamped. loe-L tweenirnounting l,elements and because of the rigidity desired; itis difficult to provideescape passage ways for. filings, shavings and the like. With. this thought in` mind this invention contemplates an.: improved type of cutter .or tooth.. and ay rigid supporting :frame wherein the teeth are positively clamped in operative positions with open escape passage'I ways between the teeth.

The object of this invention is, therefore, to provide 'means for forming cutting teeth of rasps or files therein the webs on which the cutting edges. are formed are diagonally positioned, providing bracing means and. the.. supporting elements of the. cutters are not only positioned at the ends but at points intermediate of the ends Wherebyall springy action of ythe cutters or teeth is substantially eliminated.

Another object' of the invention is to provide an improved type of tooth or4 cutter for les'or rasps having removable teeth wherein the teeth may readily be removed, thefposition thereof reversed, and the teeth replaced.

A further object of the invention is to provide a rasp type of le having reinforced removable teeth which is of a simple and economical construction.

With these and other objects and advantages in view the invention embodies a file comprising a. head and a bracket spaced from the head and connected thereto by a plurality of spaced parallel bars with ah'andie .extended fromnthe-head andwith a .plurality-of teeth or -cutters-clamped on bars extended between-the head .and bracket.

Other-featuresand advantagesof the invention will appearfrom theifollowing descriptiontaken in connection with the drawings wherein :t

l Figure lisa viewmsho'wing, aside elevationlefl the iile with parts oi'.V the-handle broken. away,.and illustrating the storage chamber hfor fcutters- .of

f. the :file` in they handle.v

Figure 2-isa viewlookingupwardly toward'.

the lower surface ofthe rile.

Figure Sis a detailshowing alongitudinal4 seca tion through one ofthe sidebars ofthe iile illus- 'a trating the. mounting. oi` the teethl and spacers' on the bar.

' Figure e.isa!detailillustrating alrear viewk of one of the cuttersorfteeth.

Figure 5 is a longitudinal sectionthrough the center ot thelewithwparts broken away-and parts showniinelevatiorr, and illustrating a modi.- fication wherein a-i'rame of a. differentY type is used. Y

Figure 6i is. a `viewlookingk upwardly rtowardf the underside -oithe le illustrated in Figure'- 5.

lFigure 7L isa. cross section-throughthe ille shownin Figure Staken on line vl--Jl-thereof.

Aligure 8 isa detail showing a similar view illus-y trating the mounting of the teeth or cutter-suoi' the file shownin Figure'y 5, and showing al modification whereinhthexcutterv bladesare straight and the center barisY omitted.

.Referring now to the drawings whereinlike reference characters' denotel corresponding parts the improved removable tooth iilea off this nvention includes a frame having ahead Ill, aI bracket lV lo, a connecting and adjustingscrew I2, a handlel I3, and a pluralityy of cutters or teeth' I4.

Thehead l0 is` provided with a base l5 inA whichY parallel rodsl, il' and liaremounted andthe outer ends ofthe rodsare mounted ina base` lSi of the bracket' ll in which they. are clamped by, nuts 20.

- The vbracket H.- is: providedwith a forwardly extendedr sleeve@ 2l:` through which. the-screwV l2:y

extendsv and; with.l one" endi oi. thescrewy clamped in the head l0 by the handle I3 and a nut 22, the opposite end is secured in the bracket by a nut 23, thereby positively clamping the elements together. The bracket Il is provided with a knob 24 and a head I0 is formed with a similar knob 25 whereby with the handle I3 gripped in one hand with the thumb of the hand on the knob 25 the knob 24 is gripped by the other hand so that the device may be used for cutting or filing in the usual manner.

The cutters I4 are formed as illustrated in Figures 3 and 4 with the diagonally disposed webs thereof connected by a vertical web 26 and end webs 21 and 28. The web 26 is provided with hubs 29 and 30 at the ends and a similar hub 3I is positioned at the center. The cutters are positioned over the rods I6, I1 and I8 with the rods extended through the hubs and with spacing elements 32 positioned between the teeth or cutters the cutters may be positively clamped between the head and bracket by the screw I2.

In the design shown in Figures 2 and 3 the spacers 32 are longer at the inner end of the file whereby the teeth are positioned relatively close on the outer end of the le and separated by open spaces on the inner end. It will be understood that the spacers 32 may be of any suitable length and the length of the spacers may be varied throughout the length of the le.

The handle I3, as illustrated in Figure 1 is hollow and teeth or cutters I4 may be stored therein so that as the edge of a tooth is nicked or broken the tooth may readily be removed and replaced, or as both sides of the teeth are similar the positions of the teeth on the bars may be reversed to provide a fresh cutting edge on the lower surface of the le. v

In the design illustrated in Figures 5 to 8 the file is formed with a head 33, a bracket 34, a clamping and adjusting screw 35, a handle 36, side bars 31 and 38 and a center bar 39.

In this design cutters 48, similar to the cutters or teeth I4 are positioned on the bars 31, 38 and 39 with hubs 4I, in the centers of the cutters positioned on the rod 39 and with semi-circular shoes 42 and 43, provided at the end to receive the bars 31 and 38.

The bars 31 and 38 are secured in the base 44 of the head 33 by screws 45 and the outer ends of the rods are secured in the brackets 34 by screws 48.

In the design shown in Figures 5 and 6 the bracket 34 is provided with a knob 41, and the handle 38 is attached to the upper end of the head 33 byl a screw 48 with a pin 49 on the handle extended into a socket 50 in the head to hold the handle in position.

In this design the teeth or cutters 40 are mounted on the rod 39 with spacing elements 5I between the teeth and with the shoes 42 and 43 providing stabilizing means at the ends of the teeth. The parts are clamped in this position by the thumb nut 52 on the screw 35.

In the design shown in gure 8 the cutter blades 53 With semi-circular shoes 54 and 55 on the ends thereof are clamped between rods 56 and 51. In this design the cutter blades are straight and the center bar is omitted, whereby the blades are held only at the ends by the shoes and the shoes may be welded or secured to the rods by any suitable means.

With the parts arranged in this manner the teeth of cutting ridges of a file are mounted on or clamped between rods and with the le held by the handle at one end and the knob it may be used, particularly as a rasp. with the filings or shavings escaping through the channels between the cutters or teeth.

Forming the cutters on the edges of diagonally positioned webs, particularly as illustrated in Figures 3 and 4 stiffens the teeth making it possible to stamp the teeth of a file from sheet material and this makes it possible to reduce the weight to such an extent that the weight of the assembled structure is not objectionable. As the edges of the teeth or cutters wear the cutters may be removed, turned over and replaced, or the cutters may be replaced by new units.

It will be understood that other modifications may be made in the design and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. In a removable tooth file, the combination which comprises a head having a handle extended therefrom, side bars mounted in the head and extended therefrom, a centrally disposed bar also mounted in the head and extended therefrom and positioned in a plane extended through the side bars, a bracket positioned on the outer ends of the bars, a removable adjusting screw extended through the head and bracket having clamping means thereon, a plurality of cup shaped cutting elements having diagonally disposed sides and ends with hubs on the backs thereof positioned on the bars with the bars extended through hubs at the ends and also through a hub in the center of each of the cutters, and spacing elements positioned on the rods between the cutters.

2. In a removable tooth le, the combination which comprises a head having a handle extended therefrom, side bars mounted in the head and extended therefrom, a centrally disposed bar also mounted in the head and extended therefrom and positioned in a plane extended through the side bars, a bracket positioned on the outer ends of the bars, a removable adjusting screw extended through the head and bracket having clamping means thereon, a plurality of cup shaped cutting elements having diagonally disposed sides and ends with hubs on the backs thereof positioned on the bars with the bars extended through hubs at the ends and also through a hub in the center of each of the cutters, and spacers of diiferent lengths positioned on the rods between the cutters.

BENJAMIN SAKREN.

References Cited in the ille of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS France Nov. 29, 1922 

